User interface of beverage preparation machine

a beverage or food preparation machine technology, applied in the field of user interface of beverage or food preparation machines, can solve the problems of unhygienic, large space occupied/required on the machine, and high production cos

Pending Publication Date: 2018-10-25
SOC DES PROD NESTLE SA
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[0007]An object of the invention is to provide a beverage or foodstuff preparation machine with a user inter

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A drawback with such user interfaces is that they can be unsightly.
A further drawback is that they can be expensive to produce.
A yet further drawback is that they can occupy/require a large amount of space on the machine.
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[0042]Beverage / Foodstuff Preparation System

[0043]A beverage or foodstuff preparation system 2, an example of which is illustrated in FIG. 1, comprises at a first level thereof: a beverage or foodstuff preparation machine 4; a container 6, which are described following.

[0044]Preparation Machine

[0045]The beverage or foodstuff preparation machine 4 is operable to process a beverage or foodstuff component, which may comprise a container containing a portion of beverage or foodstuff material (hereon material), or the material in situ, to a foodstuff and / or beverage for consumption by eating and / or drinking. Generally processing comprises the addition of fluid, such as water or milk to said material. A foodstuff material as defined herein may comprise a substance capable of being processed to a nutriment generally for eating, which may be chilled or hot, non-exhaustive examples of which are: yoghurt; mousse; parfait; soup; ice cream; sorbet; custard; smoothies. Generally the foodstuff pre...

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A beverage or foodstuff preparation machine (4) comprising: a component processing unit (14) to process a beverage or foodstuff component to prepare a beverage or foodstuff therefrom; and a control system (16) operable to execute a preparation process comprising controlling said component processing unit to prepare the beverage or foodstuff, the control system comprising a user interface (36), wherein the user interface comprises: a contactless sensor (40) operable to sense without physical contact a body part of a user; and a feedback unit operable to provide feedback to a sensor, said body part of a user; and in response to change a value of a parameter associated with the preparation process and to indicate via the feedback unit the change in value.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a beverage or foodstuff preparation machine and in particular to a user interface for control of said machine.BACKGROUND[0002]Increasingly machines for the preparation of a beverage or foodstuff are configured to operate using a container that comprises a single-serving of a beverage or foodstuff material, e.g. coffee, tea, ice cream, yoghurt. The machine may be configured for preparation by processing said material in the container, e.g. with the addition of fluid, such as milk or water, and the application of mixing thereto, such a machine is disclosed in PCT / EP13 / 072692. Alternatively, the machine may be configured for preparation by at least partially extracting an ingredient of the material from the container, e.g. by dissolution or brewing, and expelling it into a receptacle for end user consumption. Examples of the latter such machines are provided in EP 2393404 A1, EP 2470053 A1, WO 2009 / 113035.[0003]The increased popular...

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IPC IPC(8): A47J31/52G05B19/042
CPCA47J31/52G05B19/042G05B2219/2645A47J31/525A47J31/5255
Inventor KOLLEP, ALEXANDREBOLOGNESI, MATTEOPHAN, MINH QUAN
Owner SOC DES PROD NESTLE SA
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